This series includes correspondence, article clippings, reports, and pamphlets collected and distributed by the Los Angeles
County Commission on Human Relations, the department responsible for working to eliminate prejudice and discrimination, and
for fostering attitudes which will lead to a civic peace and intergroup understanding.

Box 1, Folder 1

Roles, functions and duties of the commission1987-1996

Scope and Content

Includes information about the commission's rules, policies, procedures, and guidelines. Also included are new employee manuals,
a list of projects the commission has worked on, and a roster of members.

Box 1, Folder 2

Stern's appointment to the Human Relations Commission1959-1989

Scope and Content

Correspondence and a newspaper clipping.

Box 1, Folder 3

Human Relations Consultant1991

Scope and Content

Includes the job posting and applicant files.

Box 1, Folder 4

Meetings Minutes1982-2001

Box 1, Folder 5

Memoranda1993-1996

Scope and Content

Memos regarding Americans with disabilities, funding issues for the program, and hate crimes in Los Angeles.

Subseries: Publications1985-1991

Scope and Content

This subseries includes booklets produced and distributed by the Commission on Human Relations.

County Services And Procedures for Treatment of Problems of Forcible Rape review and recommendations1974-1977

Box 1, Folder 55-62

Los Angeles County1957-1980

Scope and Content

This series includes additional materials pertaining to Stern's contributions to Los Angeles County between the 1950s and
1970s. Included are publications, correspondence between Stern and county officials, Stern's 1973 nomination to the Grand
Jury of Los Angeles County, and certificates of appreciation awarded to Stern for her contributions to human relations issues
within the county.

Box 1, Folder 55

Publication:
Laws for Youth including letter to Freedom Foundation of Valley Forge
1959 October 29

Box 1, Folder 56

General Plan of Los Angeles County1973-1980

Scope and Content

Looks at the factual and analytical review of physical, social, and economic conditions and suggested broad goals and policies
aimed at improving the environment.

Box 1, Folder 57

Kenneth Hahn1974-1976

Scope and Content

Correspondence

Box 1, Folder 58

Board of Supervisors- Commendation for Community Service presented to Catherine Stern1957

Catherine Sterns' Certificate of Appreciation for Jury Service1959 May 4

Box 1, Folder 62

Richard Hayden- Judge, Los Angeles Superior Court1979 August 21

Scope and Content

Correspondence.

Box 1, Folder 63-75

City of Los Angeles1964-1993

Scope and Content

This series contains items pertaining to Stern's contributions to human services and intergroup relations within the City
of Los Angeles. Included are letters produced while Stern served on the city's Board of Social Services Commissioners from
1973 to 1983; correspondence exchanged between Stern and several of the city's elected officials; and other, miscellaneous
items related to Stern's line of work, such as city-issued pamphlets, reports, and neighborhood plans.

Box 1, Folder 63

Los Angeles City Social Service Commission1973-1981

Scope and Content

Correspondence, newspaper clippings, and a City of Los Angeles Social Service Commissioner badge.

Box 1, Folder 64

Gambling: Bingo1983 June 21

Scope and Content

Pamphlets, brochures, and a case against legalized gambling.

Box 1, Folder 65

Business Tax Ordinance1980 September 30

Scope and Content

Publication.

Box 1, Folder 66

South Central Los Angeles: An Annotated Bibliography with Accompanying Statistics on Inner City Underdevelopment and Minority
Business
1993 February

Scope and Content

Publication.

Box 1, Folder 67

Proposed Citywide Plan for Los Angelesundated

Scope and Content

Report and Recommendations of the CRCSC Task Force on the City Master Plan from the Perspective of Human and Social Values.

Box 1, Folder 67

Planning for Watts, Avalon, Florenceundated

Scope and Content

Analysis of the City's 20-year plan (1970-1990).

Box 1, Folder 68

Central City 1972/1990 Preliminary Plan1972-1974

Scope and Content

Includes the plan, press releases, and articles.

Box 1, Folder 69

Statement on Affirmative Action Adopted by the Human Relations Commission1979 March 15

Box 1, Folder 70

Standards and Procedures for the Los Angeles Police Department Public Disorder Intelligence Division Files1976 December 16

Photocopies of certificates given to Stern by the Mayor, Wilshire District, and the Human Relations Commission.

Box 2, Folder 1-2, Box 1, Folder 76-79

U.S. Commission on Civil Rights1972-1992

Scope and Content

This series contains reports produced between 1975 and 1992 by the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, a federal agency directed
at investigating instances of discrimination and equal protection violations. Topics include affirmative action, racial intimidation,
bigotry and violence on college campuses, and civil rights issues experienced by members of the Asian American community.

Box 1, Folder 76

Statement on Affirmative Action1977 October

Scope and Content

Publication.

Box 1, Folder 77

Intimidation and Violence: Racial and Religious Bigotry in America1990 September

Scope and Content

Publication.

Box 1, Folder 78

Asian Americans and Pacific Peoples: A Case of Mistaken Identity1975 February

Scope and Content

A report by the California Advisory Committee.

Box 1, Folder 79

Bigotry and Violence on American College Campuses1990 October

Scope and Content

Publication.

Box 2, Folder 1

Civil Rights Issues Facing Asian Americans in the 1990s1992 February

Scope and Content

Report.

Box 2, Folder 2

Staff Director of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights1972 July 21

Scope and Content

Correspondence.

Box 2, Folder 3-8

Federation of Community Coordinating Councils of Los Angeles1955-1965

Scope and Content

This series contains items pertaining to Stern's role as president of both the Wilshire Community Coordinating Council and
the L.A. County Federation of Community Coordinating Council, agencies aimed at making communities more responsive to the
needs of youth. Included are manuscripts of speeches presented by Stern; awards and nominations; correspondence and newspaper
clippings; and items related to "Laws for Youth," a booklet produced by the Wilshire Community Coordinating Council under
Stern's direction.

Box 2, Folder 3

Wilshire Community Coordinating Council1955-1960

Scope and Content

Directory & newsletter.

Box 2, Folder 4

Recognition dinner presented by Stern1959-1962

Box 2, Folder 5

Social event programs1963-1965

Box 2, Folder 6

Correspondence1961-1964

Box 2, Folder 7

Awards and nominations1959-1964

Box 2, Folder 8

Laws for Youth1958-1963

Scope and Content

Correspondence and a revised draft of the booklet
Laws For Youth.

Box 2, Folder 9-13

Community Relations Committee of the Jewish Federation Council1958-1981

Scope and Content

This series includes correspondence and meeting minutes related to Stern's participation in the Jewish Federation Council's
Community Relations Committee, as well as the Committee's Urban Affairs Commission, between 1960 and 1973. Also included are
handwritten notes, newspaper clippings, booklets, and reports collected by Stern, which pertain to intergroup relations between
Jews and other minority populations.

Box 2, Folder 9

Meeting minutes and correspondence1973-1975

Box 2, Folder 10

Women's Conference: Stern's speaking engagements1969 December 4

Box 2, Folder 11

Church and state including notes on religions matters from 19511958-1968

Box 2, Folder 12

Material on Judaism1965-1981

Box 2, Folder 13

Joint Taskforce on Cambodia1980 February 7

Scope and Content

Joint task force of the Simon Wiesenthal Center for Holocaust Studies at Yeshiva University of L.A. and the Community Relations
Committee of the Jewish Federation Council of Greater L.A. Included are documents about the project.

Box 2, Folder 14-19

Community Relations Conference of Southern California1969-1991

Scope and Content

This series includes materials distributed in the early 1970s by the Community Relations Conference of Southern California,
a consortium of organizations whose purpose was to encourage more direct citizen participation in the city and regional planning
process. Included are reports and papers, recommendations, correspondence, and articles regarding Stern's contributions to
the Task Force on Citizen Participation in Planning, the "Agony of our City" and "Agony of our County" conferences, and the
Coalition for Los Angeles County Planning.

Box 2, Folder 14

Stern Resignation1988 July 28

Box 2, Folder 15

Community Reporter (newsletter)1991 March

Box 2, Folder 16

Citizen participation in community planningundated

Box 2, Folder 17

General Plan Conferences:
The Agony of Our City,
The Agony of Our County1972-1973

Box 2, Folder 18

Coalition for Los Angeles County Planning1973

Box 2, Folder 19

Correspondence regarding city planning1969-1971

Box 2, Folder 20-23

KCET/KQED1981-1994

Scope and Content

This series contains materials produced and distributed by the KCET Community Advisory Board, a group which acted as a liaison
between KCET's administration and the multicultural populations that the station served. Also included are newspaper clippings
and correspondence related specifically to Stern's role as a Board Member between 1979 and 1989.

This series includes items pertaining to Stern's relationship with UCLA. Included are notes, correspondence, commentary, and
newspaper clippings regarding Stern's participation in research projects undertaken by UCLA faculty and students. The series
also includes biographical notes, programs and pamphlets, letters, and greeting cards related to the UCLA Distinguished Alumni
Award, which was awarded to Stern in 1985 for her dedication to issues involving human relations in Los Angeles County.

Box 2, Folder 24

Ethics and U.S. Foreign Policy Consultation1961-1963

Scope and Content

Correspondence and notes.

Box 2, Folder 25

Quality of Life in Los Angeles- seminar1965-1966

Box 2, Folder 26

Community Leaders Luncheon1974 October 31

Box 2, Folder 27

Charles E. Young- UCLA Chancellor1968

Scope and Content

Correspondence.

Box 2, Folder 28

Asian American Studies Center - Proposal for a Asian Pacific American Community Research Roundtable1994

Box 2, Folder 29

Institute of Government And Public Affairs1965-1966

Scope and Content

Publications and correspondence between Stern and business leaders.

Box 2, Folder 30

Alumni Association1982-1988

Box 2, Folder 31

Marilyn Chandler1973 July

Scope and Content

-Correspondence regarding urban development in Los Angeles.

Box 2, Folder 32

Alan Sieroty- California Assembly Legislator1977-1982

Scope and Content

Correspondence.

Box 2, Folder 33-73

Minority Rights and Issues1951-2000

Scope and Content

This series includes items related to human rights issues that Stern was either involved in or took an interest in over the
course of her career. Themes vary and include the rights of racial and ethnic minorities, women, religious groups, and American
Indians; police-community relations; fair housing and employment legislation; clemency programs for war dissenters; and the
rights and responsibilities of youth. The series contains correspondence, newspaper and magazine clippings, informational
pamphlets and brochures, reports, handwritten notes, and materials from speaking engagements that Stern participated in.

Box 2, Folder 33

White House Conference on Children and Youth1959-1960

Scope and Content

Documents related to Stern's visit.

Box 2, Folder 34

Report on White House Conference on Civil Rights with Women's Organizations1963

Includes correspondence about Stern serving as a judge for their National Award for Community Service. Also included, is a
screenplay
In the Company of Strangers.

Box 2, Folder 66

Stern's speaking engagements from miscellaneous events1960-1972

Box 2, Folder 67

Standford University1994 January

Scope and Content

Correspondence regarding Matthew Lombard receiving the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Communication.

Box 2, Folder 68

Taos Pueblo Council1969-1971

Scope and Content

Includes
The Blue Lake Area... an appeal from Taos Pueblo, correspondence and a report on the Blue Lake Region.

Box 2, Folder 69

United States Organization for Medical Needs - bookletundated

Box 2, Folder 70

Vedanta Society of Southern California- brochureundated

Box 2, Folder 71

Watts Riots1965

Scope and Content

Articles from
LIFE and
Time magazines.

Box 2, Folder 72

Pete Wilson-Mayor of San Diego1972-1973

Scope and Content

Includes article clippings about Wilson's ideas on urban planning and experts from his state of the city address.

Box 2, Folder 73

Clippings from
L.A. Times, etc
1958-2000

Box 2, Folder 74-84

Correspondence1959-1981

Scope and Content

This series contains correspondence exchanged between Stern and her personal, professional, and political acquaintances. Included
are letters, memos, notes, telegrams, and greeting cards collected by Stern, as well as recommendation letters written on
Stern's behalf by several of her colleagues.

Box 2, Folder 74

Alan Cranston1975-1977

Scope and Content

Includes signed correspondence from California Senator Alan Cranston.

Box 2, Folder 75

George McGovern/Sargent Shriver1972

Scope and Content

Includes signed correspondence from Senator of South Dakota George McGovern and Sargent Shriver in regards to the 1972 campaign.

Box 2, Folder 76

Edmund (Jerry) G. Brown1959-1965

Scope and Content

Correspondence signed by Governor Brown, election materials, and Governor's Advisory Committee on Children and Youth notes.

Box 2, Folder 77

John A. Ruggs- Department of Housing and Urban Development1967 June 20

Scope and Content

Correspondence from Ruggs to Otis Chandler about Chandler possibly running for mayor.

Box 2, Folder 78

Frank F. Chuman - Correspondence1964 July 9

Scope and Content

Correspondence.

Box 2, Folder 79

Hilary Goldstone1977 June 18

Scope and Content

Correspondence and her resume.

Box 2, Folder 80

Herschel Rosenthal- California Assembly Legislature1980 August 6

Scope and Content

Correspondence.

Box 2, Folder 81

Cardinal Manning - Archbishop of Los Angeles1970-1973

Scope and Content

Correspondence.

Box 2, Folder 82

Rita Walters1977 March 22

Scope and Content

Correspondence regarding the Election of Rita Walters and Stern's contribution to her campaign.

Box 2, Folder 83

Miscellaneous greeting cards1967-1975

Box 2, Folder 84

Letters of Recommendation for Stern1973-1981

Box 2, Folder 85-88

Personal Ephemera1964-1990

Scope and Content

This series contains additional items and ephemera belonging to Stern. Included in the series are correspondence, brochures,
maps, and other mementos collected by Stern when she was invited to attend the inaugurations of presidents Lyndon B. Johnson
and Jimmy Carter; biographical notes and a newspaper article commemorating her work; and other miscellaneous items, including
badges and business cards, bumper stickers, and a poem.

Box 2, Folder 85

Presidential Inaugurations- Lyndon B. Johnson/Jimmy Carter1964-1968

Scope and Content

Invitations, tickets, schedule of events, newspaper clippings, and pins relating to the inaugurations of Jimmy Carter and
Lyndon B. Johnson.

Box 2, Folder 86

Kate Stern: She followed her conscience into a job - article
1970

Scope and Content

Newspaper article about Stern's work with the Human Relations Commission and correspondence from friends congratulating her
on the article.